tie
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But he didn’t tie any of these observations into near-term action, and it seems clear that tariffs, wars and the AI boom are all making some contribution to persistent inflation at this point.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I tie a lot of my musical choices to real-life experiences that I otherwise wouldn’t do,” McFadden says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Taylor, our cheery guide, met us wearing a short-sleeved button-down shirt and a bow tie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
As he arrived, straightening his tie, to be confirmed in the top job in central London 10 days ago, I asked him why he'd taken so long.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
We stood there and waved, Patch and I; then it fell to me to wrap Biddy, limp and quiet, in a bag, and to tie a rope around Muc’s neck.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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LTCM’s extensive leverage and deep ties to Wall Street posed a broader threat to the financial system.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The turnabout came after French daily Le Monde threw the spotlight on Fedorova's ties to 74-year-old Bollore.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Much of that backlog ties back to OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Young mice waiters with perky black bow ties bustled among the diners, stepping neatly over their tails, serving the soup course.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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The results showed that caregiving in ants remains closely tied to the brain systems that regulate hunger.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hence her latest caper, which begins with a mission to track down a vintage desk and turns on a dime into a heist tied to a cache of gold.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The question many have asked around Infantino's plan is tied into a separate - but critical - aspect of the fundamental reasons behind this week unravelling.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, a human-rights lawyer, tied the knot in September 2014 in Venice, Italy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
I let go of the railing, tied back my hair and wiped the tears from my face.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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To overcome this reluctance and ensure that only people interested in tying the knot joined, those signing up had to prove that they were legally single and pass an online interview, among other conditions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cher and Sonny were together for more than a decade, tying the knot in an unofficial ceremony in 1964, when she was just 17, before legally marrying in 1969.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Together, Samsung Electronics 005930 0.58%increase; up pointing triangle and SK Hynix 000660 -0.33%decrease; down pointing triangle account for over half of the index, tying the broader market’s fortunes to the two semiconductor giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he absconded from HMP Wandsworth, where he was awaiting trial on spying charges, by tying himself to the bottom of a food delivery truck.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
From there the black branches stretch onto the subsequent pages, tying together lines that form letters and symbols, each page almost completely covered in ink.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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